Microsoft's Surface Tablet Sales Tankedhttp://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-surface-sales-2014-4/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Thu, 22 Feb 2018 00:34:26 -0500Steve Kovachhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/5373b94aecad041e552d8008Bill FosterWed, 14 May 2014 14:43:22 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5373b94aecad041e552d8008
I think people tend to forget that MS is in it for the long haul. They will continue to improve the device and brand until they get a good footing. They were really late to market on tablets but I wouldn't count them out now. Especially now that there is new blood running the company. Windows 8.1 works really well on tablets. I happen to own a original surface and I like the device. The OS feels more polished than Android although I have to say I love it as well which is why I also own a Asus Transformer Infinity(TF700)http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535e593469bedda8349c9157Tim SmithMon, 28 Apr 2014 09:35:48 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535e593469bedda8349c9157
Sales dropping in the quarter following the holiday quarter? That's front page news...but only in Idiotville, U.S.A.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535a5ecdecad04f944505e1bNo OneFri, 25 Apr 2014 09:10:37 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535a5ecdecad04f944505e1b
Kovach the crApple shill... please go back and learn some tech or at least facts about th tech market.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535a5b69eab8ea4603505e1cSteveSFri, 25 Apr 2014 08:56:09 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535a5b69eab8ea4603505e1c
Not that anyone has high expectations for a Business Insider article, but this article is really dumb. Of course there is a sequential dip in unit sales coming off of the holiday quarter. It's the same for Amazon, Samsung, etc, etc. This is just common sense. What's worse is that the article goes on to acknowledge that Surface sales are up 50% YoY. That's a funny definition for "tanked".
Even the coverage of Apple's sales are a joke. iPad sales were flat and actually on the high side of guidance. Overall, the company beat estimates by a pretty good margin and showed and overall strong increase in sales. Stock was up over $40 / share and the dope writing this article claims Apple "whiffed big time on sales expectations". Both the facts and the market reaction say otherwise. Douche.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5359eeb56bb3f7937f347323GoodFriedmanFri, 25 Apr 2014 01:12:21 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5359eeb56bb3f7937f347323
You have to be kidding. Comparing Microsoft's 800,000 tablets to apples 16 million iPads as similarly disappointing.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5359e3366bb3f71354347320BigWillFri, 25 Apr 2014 00:23:18 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5359e3366bb3f71354347320
Why is this a surprise? The Dell Venue 8 Pro "real" Win 8 tablet was down to $199 several times over the holidays and, to use a favorite BI phrase, decimates the Surface RT.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5359cdbe6bb3f70a0e34731bkrypticThu, 24 Apr 2014 22:51:42 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5359cdbe6bb3f70a0e34731b
Notice the author failed to give Pad sales figures.
Microsoft's sales volumes are almost a rounding error compared to Apple's, in this category. Plus their revenue is based on sales into the channel, not sell-through. So how many Surfaces actually go into the hands of end-users and weren't quickly returned.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5359cb5769beddaf39c3d582cpthkThu, 24 Apr 2014 22:41:27 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5359cb5769beddaf39c3d582
Q4 is holiday season, it is expected to have higher sales. This is almost always true for any product.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535982626bb3f75d05347317JamesSBThu, 24 Apr 2014 17:30:10 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535982626bb3f75d05347317
Your ASP for Surface is way too high. According to AdDuplex numbers:
Surface with WinRT = 14.2%
Surface Pro = 1.1%
The ASP should be closer to $400
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Bought 3 of the low end models with the lame restrictive OS, returned two gave the 3rd to my young daughter.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53597a0369bedd9d7ac3d587123LearnerThu, 24 Apr 2014 16:54:27 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53597a0369bedd9d7ac3d587
I think the Pro is priced too high. But the others make for pretty good laptop replacements. Their cellular-enabled device is right in line with the iPad w/ cellular.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53597980ecad04430d1bc89cJoe BedlocksThu, 24 Apr 2014 16:52:16 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53597980ecad04430d1bc89c
just not worth the heavy price - consumerhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/5359797a6bb3f7e86434731bChucklesThu, 24 Apr 2014 16:52:10 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5359797a6bb3f7e86434731b
Come out with the surface mini already. It is no surprise that the ipad mini is more popular than the maxipad and that the nexus 7 is way more popular than the nexus 10. It is all about portability and price, two areas where those devices dominate. Make a surface mini with a wacom pen that will shit on the toy tablets.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5359793feab8eaf35a6a5c15rogifan1Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:51:11 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5359793feab8eaf35a6a5c15
Apple didn't whiff on iPad sales expectations. iPad sales were in line with Apple's own guidance. It's Wall Street that got it wrong.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53597508ecad04e1041bc893AnubisThu, 24 Apr 2014 16:33:12 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53597508ecad04e1041bc893
This is simply due to the fact that the tablet selection is aging and consumers and business personnel alike are waiting for the third generation